Monoprice’s line of Professional Audio cables brings you high performance cables at rock bottom prices. Whether you’re connecting broadcast equipment, instruments for your band or your high end entertainment system, Monoprice has the interconnect cables for you.

Balanced audio cables utilize impedance balanced lines that reduce EM and RF noise and extend the effective range of the cable run. Additionally, unlike standard unbalanced RCA interconnects that utilizes their braid as a signal return, balanced cables have a separate braided shield to provide additional resistance to interference without modulating the interference into the signal. This prevents ground loop issues.

I replaced all 12 mic cables with these amazing cables. I bought a new Drum Set and a new Stage Snake. So buying all new cables for the mics just made sense. This was one of the BEST purchases I made. These cables with these high qualities will surely cost 3X anywhere else. Monoprice is the ONLY place I buy ALL my cables from.

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Rating: (10 out of 10)

Reviewer: MrChiSox from Niles, IL

1/22/2015 10:35:03 AM

Terrific cable at an affordable price.

Pros: They feel solid, well built. The cables offer and flexible yet durable outer shell. The connectors are really nice. I had NO problems with these and loved the price.

Cons: None at all.

I'm a 53 year old guy who has been involved in audio since the late 1970's and yet this is my first experience with Balanced XLR cables. I know that they have been around for some time but until recently I'd never had a need for one because my RCA cables served me well enough for connecting my audio gear.

I've never been one to spend a fortune on cables. I use 12 gauge speaker wire and have since the early 1980's. But I recently purchased an Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2 power amplifier and an Emotiva XDA-2 Gen 2 DAC to connect to it and it offers no analog inputs. So I purchased a pair of these XLR cables and they sound great. . I seriously doubt my ears are so golden so as to hear any real difference between these inexpensive cables and a much more expensive pair and I'd be willing to wager that my system, although a mix of new and vintage, is probably better than a whole bunch of other systems who's owners get caught up in this cable debate. Do yourself a favor and check these out. They're well built, the connectors are real good and I don't see myself having any issues with them as I rarely am going to need to touch them. Emotiva sells these for just under $64 for the pair. Not to me!

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Rating: (9 out of 10)

Reviewer: Telephone Man from Miami, FL

1/17/2015 6:51:08 PM

PhD Cables - (Plug Here Dummy)

Pros: .PhD Simple - Plug Here Dummy!
Can't go wrong

Cons: none

For basic Audio set ups, these cables are great. For Professional Sound - you may consider the next level up.

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Rating: (9 out of 10)

Reviewer: Big Greg from Olympia, WA

1/11/2015 7:24:05 AM

Better than expected!

Pros: Inexpensive, flexible, solid connectors

I recently purchased a new (to me) amp and was getting a lot of hum with the RCA interconnects I was using, which cost much more than the Monoprice balanced cables. The Monoprice cables reduced the hum significantly and increased the gain with no noticeable difference in sound quality. Adding these cables was a great bang for the buck upgrade.

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